Community
pharmacy evolutes to pharmaceutical care and patient pharmacotherapy follow-up.
Once implemented this service, it seems to be logic trying to know the
opinion of the patient, the receptor of the follow-up.
Method: During 2001 July, in 4 community pharmacies in Seville (Spain),
using the Dader Program method for pharmacotherapy follow-up, a survey
to patients was done in order to know their perception about the utility
of this service on regards their health status improvement, the influence
on their medication, the level of trust on their pharmacist, and their
consideration of the pharmacist as a member of their health care team.
Results: A total of 114 surveys were recovered from the 195 patients followed-up.
On a 1-to-5 scale, patients answered that follow-up influences their health
status improvement in 3.98, enhances their drug information in 4.43, they
trust in pharmacists indications in 4.70, they give a good general assessment
in 4.45, and 78.6% considers the pharmacist as a cooperating with their
physician.
Conclusion: Patients value positively pharmacotherapy follow-up services
and consider the pharmacist as a member of the health care team.